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For the 220 high school students who have been living and attending
daily classes on the UNL campus, it's over. The University's All-State
program will end today.
It wasn't easy, but for the students, it's probably over all too soon.
"It's a real test of endurance, for the kids as well as the teachers," said
Pat Rowan, associate professor of art. "It's a very comprehensive
program."
Rowan, who has taught sculpture to All-State students for four
summers, had his students working on body casts. The room in Richards
Hall where they were working was a confusion of wood scraps, wire
frames, buckets of water and about 30 students plastering each other with
strips of cloth. An FM radio blared in the background.
Rowan explained why they were working on body casts.
"It's a way to get them involved with larger work. It helps them to get
to know each other, gets them loose and free. It's a good place to start."
t "All-State students come from all over the state, said Earl Green,
coordinator of the program.
There is no selection process, he said. Involvement in the program
'depends on cooperation of high schools across the state and student
. . interest. '
Most of the cost of the program is paid for by the students themselves,
, Green ssid. Tuftion was S21S per student for the 16-day program.
, For most cf those students, the program involved a long day, beginning
" at ciht Li the morning and lasting until 10 p.m. ;.
- ?v!u:ic students spent most of those hours practicing in Westbrook
Music Building. -
According to Jack Snider, UNL band director, they were required to be
involved in two out of three major aciivi;::s: orchestra, band and chorus.
; Each activity called for an hour's worth of practice each morning,
followed by sectional prictice during the afternoon. Besides those
- activities, students could also sign up for swing choir, jazz band or piaiio
closes. ' - :'
As for all the work, "they thrive on it," Snider said. ; ,
..;'' The schedule, for dance students at Mabel Lee Hall was just as full.
: Besides basic and advanced bs!!st courses, AO-State students were
:.' 'introduced .to modern and interpretive dance-forms, -''r--'
This year, for the first time, the program offered a theater program for
a--Ali-Staters.'-- ; -V-'- . .: " '.;'
Green said the AO-State program aimed to help students become more
t capable in their interests. - ; ;
": - "It helps them to hone some skills and become more competent, he
said. And the program acquaints them with the university environment.
But the social aspect is just as important.
"The students get an opportunity to live with other students frit share ,
like interests, he said. "I think that's very good and wholesome'. ; '
Photos end story by Sfsvo Boomer